My favorite part from that blog post:
I, as a proud sorority woman, understand that being a member of a fraternal organization comes with extra responsibilities and expectations. That when I took my oath to be a life long member, I promised to hold myself to a higher standard every day. That being a sorority woman does not make me better than you - it makes me better than who I was. I take my responsibility of being a sorority woman seriously and I get upset when others do not.
Now to the part that might offend some of you - especially those select women I’ve worked with recently that realize I am talking directly to you: If you want to be an organization that is a bunch of pretty girls who party - great, more power to ya. Be a group of pretty girls who party - but don’t call yourself a sorority - be a club. Don’t be a sorority if you don’t want to live by the values your founders intended when your organization was created - be a club. Don’t be a sorority if you want get wasted, party hard, break rules, and act foolish - be a club. Don’t be a sorority if you don’t care about your academics, making an impact on the world, or being a leader - be a club. Being a sorority comes with extra responsibility and higher standards - if you can't get with that - then don’t - no one is forcing you to - just be a club. Seriously, if you are not being a sorority woman (what they are supposed to be), but find yourself in something called a sorority… please quit.
If you want to be a true sorority woman, then I welcome you to join me on the front lines of recruitment to find more women like us - women who want to be in a sorority, not a club.
*If you don’t really know what it supposed mean to be a member of your sorority - we recommend you look in your ritual book - your founders left the answer there for you.
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Last edited by DoctorD; 09-15-2010 at 02:17 PM.
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